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n. - The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto v. - Vote against; Expel from a community or group.

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Usage examples (38)
  • Verb (used with object) : The whole town blackballed them
  • The lucrative 1946 tour was especially welcomed by the chronically underpaid "blackball" players.
  • Did the Bears "blackball" Cedric Benson before signing with the Bengals?
  • His fear is that now the Stelmach dictatorship will "blackball" his riding.
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